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The Jesse Owens International Trophy Award

MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Jack Whitaker

When JACK WHITAKER, Master of Ceremonies, 6th annual International Amateur Athlete Award, joined ABC in January 1982, he brought with him the reputation of being one of television's most respected, versatile and knowledgeable sports commentators.

Jack Whitaker has utilized his talents in a variety of ways for both ABC News and Sports. In addition to serving as host of the ABC Sports series, "U.S.A. vs. the World in Olympic Sports," he also has worked on "ABC's Indianapolis '500'" and the network's coverage of the Derby and Preakness Stakes; and championship golf, including the U.S. Open, PGA Championship and the British Open. Mr. Whitaker also was part of ABC's coverage team for the 1984 Winter and Summer Olympic Games.

The veteran broadcaster won the Emmy Award (1979) as "Outstanding Sports Personality." Jack Whitaker honed his reputation in more than three decades on the air, covering a wide variety of sporting events and writing and reporting in-depth essays, editorials and commentary on the trends in sports and their significance.

In addition to the Emmy Award, Mr. Whitaker recently received the Maryland Jockey Club's 1983 Old Hilltop Award for outstanding coverage of thoroughbred racing for over 20 years. He is only the second member of the electronic press to win this prestigious award.

GUEST SPEAKER
Henry Kissinger

HENRY ALFRED KISSINGER, the Sixth Annual Jesse Owens International Trophy Award Dinner Keynote Speaker, was sworn in on September 22, 1973, as the 56th Secretary of State, a position he held until January 20, 1977. He also served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from January 20, 1969, until November 3, 1975.

Upon leaving the Department of State, Dr. Kissinger accepted the positions of University Professor of Diplomacy at the School of Foreign Service and Counselor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, both at Georgetown University. He is Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. On July 19, 1983, President Reagan appointed him Chairman of the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America. Dr. Kissinger has also been appointed by President Reagan to be a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, is a Director of the Foreign Policy Association, a Counselor of the Chase Manhattan Bank and a member of its International Advisory Committee. Among his other activities, he is Trustee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Contributing Analyst for ABC News.

Among the awards Dr. Kissinger has received have been the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this nation's highest civilian award, in 1977.

From 1954 until 1969 he was a member of the faculty of Harvard University, both in the Department of Government and the Center for International Affairs. He was Director of the Harvard International Seminar from 1951 to 1969. Dr. Kissinger served as consultant to the White House during the Kennedy administration and to the Department of State during the Johnson Administration.